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If you don't have a new coach lined up, just save the $7.5 and move along, what's lost if you don't?  Nothing.

No interim coach would do better.  He could do worse.  Sure, if Urban Meyer calls up you eat it, otherwise, why change now?

Maybe you'd move with some other candidates like Aranda or Dabo or ... but to go interim?  No reason to do so IMHO.  And they don't appear to be moving.

Yeah, that's my point, I don't see anyone especially lining up to go to Lincoln who is an established coach.  They could hire someone relatively unknown, maybe even Fickle, maybe, maybe not.  But IF I couldn't get the guy I wanted NOW, I'd just wait for the $7.5.

I thought Harsin was gone at Auburn, but he wasn't, I think in large part because they are waiting for "their guy" to be available.

Harsin only been there one year. This is year 5 for Frost, and he just got beat by Northwestern in his opener as a 14 point favorite.

So, why fire Frost NOW and put in an interim?  What do you gain?  (This presumes a top coach is not in waiting.)

I would probably keep him until I had a viable succession plan and not end up like Tennessee having to go with Choice # 8.

I thought it was 38?

So, why fire Frost NOW and put in an interim?  What do you gain?  (This presumes a top coach is not in waiting.)

The only reason I can see to fire him before the deadline for the $7.5M other than wild hypotheticals is if the wheels obviously fall off and he just completely loses control of his staff and players.

I do think that is a realistic risk because the staff and players aren't stupid. They can read the speculation just like we can so a lot of them are going to realize that they need a personal exit strategy because the HC is extremely unlikely to be in Lincoln next year.

I would probably keep him until I had a viable succession plan and not end up like Tennessee having to go with Choice # 8.

I frankly think that having a viable plan in this situation is overrated. IMHO hiring a coach involves a lot of luck and there aren't any sure-fire choices. Thus, on some level, getting it right can simply be an issue of volume. Ie, keep trying and you are bound to get it right eventually. At this point it is abundantly clear that Frost is NOT the right guy. Conversely, there is a non-zero chance that Nebraska's #8 (or #38) choice actually IS the right guy. For that reason, I think Nebraska would be better off with choice #8 (or #38) than with Frost.

I also think it's pretty clear he was not on board with bringing in an OC.  A lot of speculation that the onside kick was him trying to inject himself, not liking how hands off he was during the game.  Then throwing his offense under the bus after the game for not being creative enough, when his defense got shredded, and Northwestern didn't even pass the ball once in the final 12 minutes

I thought it was Jon Gruden.

It damn sure wasn't going to be Greg Schiano.